Zombie 2012 NBA Draft (6 Viewers)

[Mediocre Man]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Was told that John Henson looked really good at the Kings workout today. Moved well and would be great fit alongside DMC.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Henson has the tools to be an awesome shotblocker.

6'10" with a near 9'4" standing reach

He's a freak.

 

[RR7]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Was told that John Henson looked really good at the Kings workout today. Moved well and would be great fit alongside DMC.

great. Hope they pick him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

great. Hope they pick him.

LOL, me too

 

[santeesioux]

Supposedly Detroit loves him, doubt he makes it to 11.

 

[RR7]

Henson has the tools to be an awesome shotblocker.

6'10" with a near 9'4" standing reach

He's a freak.

same as Larry Sanders.

 

[santeesioux]

But Sactown reaching at 5 would be great :MARIS61:

 

[Mediocre Man]

Supposedly Detroit loves him, doubt he makes it to 11.

Ya, plus I doubt he is anything we would look at with #11

 

[Sedatedfork]

Via DX -- Rudy Gobert of France is an interesting prospect (2013 lotto pick)

7'0.25" w/o shoes
7'9" wingspan

He looks like a skinny Chris Johnson. Is he even 220pounds?

 

[Blazinaway]

great. Hope they pick him.

Righto! let Drummond fall to 6!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Speaking of reaching...

Terrence Jones is a legit candidate to be taken at #7.

 

[Blazinaway]

He looks like a skinny Chris Johnson. Is he even 220pounds?

no shit, hard to imagine a "skinny" CJ, toothpick time

 

[Mediocre Man]

Speaking of reaching...

Terrence Jones is a legit candidate to be taken at #7.

Jones is dominating workouts, apparently

 

[Mediocre Man]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Indications are that Sacramento wants to add a player at 5, who is a winner & mature. Locker room concerns seem factor into Kings decision.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Indications are that Sacramento wants to add a player at 5, who is a winner & mature. Locker room concerns seem factor into Kings decision.

Batum for 5? Get it done, Neil

 

[santeesioux]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Indications are that Sacramento wants to add a player at 5, who is a winner & mature. Locker room concerns seem factor into Kings decision.

So probably not Drummond.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Indications are that Sacramento wants to add a player at 5, who is a winner & mature. Locker room concerns seem factor into Kings decision.

MKG is their guy.

 

[Mediocre Man]

So probably not Drummond.

I think it will be MKG. I have thought that for a while and posted that in my mock

 

[RR7]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Indications are that Sacramento wants to add a player at 5, who is a winner & mature. Locker room concerns seem factor into Kings decision.

Henson!!! Go Petrie!

 

[santeesioux]

I think it will be MKG. I have thought that for a while and posted that in my mock

I'm firmly on the Henson to Sactown at 5 bandwagon.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

I think it will be MKG. I have thought that for a while and posted that in my mock

your mock you say?

 

[RoyToy]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
Was told that John Henson looked really good at the Kings workout today. Moved well and would be great fit alongside DMC.

aka

Just rebound, block shots and guard the other big man because DeMarcus is lazy and will take all of your attempts on offense anyways

 

[Reep]

Jones is dominating workouts, apparently

I was surprised to see how he measured. People were talking about him being small. But, he measured 6'8.25" barefoot, 252 lbs with a 7'2" wing span. His freshman year he was (pace adjusted) going to the line 8/game with 11 reb/game. Sure seems like he should be in the 8-12 range.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

They would play big. A PF/C combo with a 9'3.5" and 9'5" reach is pretty crazy.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I was surprised to see how he measured. People were talking about him being small. But, he measured 6'8.25" barefoot, 252 lbs with a 7'2" wing span. His freshman year he was (pace adjusted) going to the line 8/game with 11 reb/game. Sure seems like he should be in the 8-12 range.

His combine numbers were surprising. His height/length is on par with Amare coming into the draft.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

[video=youtube;uOof20Ej4eo]

 

[3RA1N1AC]

"fuck you. shut the fuck up with your silver lining bullshit"

 

[Blazer Freak]

Some excerpts from the latest insider article on Wrapping up the NBA Combine:

Is Anthony Davis a lock for the No. 1 pick? Yes, and it's not even close. Forget about the fact that the Hornets are saying publicly that they are still considering their options. He's the guy.

You can also forget about them trading the No. 1 pick. Sources say the Cavs offered them No. 4, No. 24, No. 33 and No. 34 for No. 1. And sources said the Cavs got a firm and quick "No!"

Weber State's Damian Lillard was the real star of the draft combine. He was the best player to agree to do the drills and it paid off for him. Many of the NBA executives in attendance had never seen him play in person before and the rest had only seen him only a handful of times. Lillard shot the lights out, had a couple of terrific dunks in the drills and 3-on-3 play, played hard and was very good in interviews with teams.

His measurements also turned out to be eerily similar to Derrick Rose. Rose measured 6-1 1/2 in socks and 6-2 1/2 in shoes in Chicago in 2008. Lillard was 6-1 3/4 in socks and 6-2 3/4 in shoes. Rose had a 6-8 wingspan, while Lillard had a 6-7 3/4 wingspan. Rose weighed 196 pounds, while Lillard weighed 188. Both players measured with a 40-inch max vertical. Given Lillard's rep as a scoring point guard, he's got to like the similarities.

I believe Lillard's range starts with the Blazers at No. 6. I doubt he slips past the Phoenix Suns at 13. He's got workouts in Toronto on Monday, as well as Sacramento and Phoenix this week.

Leonard's name was especially hot all weekend. His size (he measured as the tallest guy at camp), athletic ability, his soft shooting touch around the basket and his excellent interviews all positioned him to move from the mid-first round into the lottery. All year, teams feared that Leonard didn't have the skill or the mental makeup to be a lottery pick. By Friday, virtually every exec in the NBA was predicting that he would go somewhere between 9 and 14 and that he had moved ahead of Tyler Zeller on their big boards.

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[Blaze01]

IN other words...those 2 guys were great! Now let's hope some other team reaches for them and lets a better player drop to us!

 

[Blazer Freak]

Not sure if it's been posted, but here are some excerpts from Who Blazers Like/Don't Like Via Haynes:

Off the vibe I'm getting now, if the draft was today, I think the Trail Blazers would select Lillard at No. 6. But if Barnes or Drummond are on the board, I think you have to take one of them.

No. 11 is a little is tricky right now. Leonard was the favorite to be there before this combine, but he has established himself as one of the centers with the most upside in this draft. He could be a top eight pick now. I'm still going to go with Leonard at No. 11 but keep an eye out for Jones, too.

A player the Trail Blazers/many teams were disappointed in was Connecticut’s wing Jeremy Lamb. He was known as a sharp-shooter, but wasn't able to knock down his perimeter shot on a consistent level during drills.

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